HIV Immunotherapy

Early Antiviral Treatment Primes Immune System to Suppress Viral Levels Without Drugs

Published in AIDS Weekly, October 2nd, 2000

A research team from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has shown that the majority of HIV infected individuals who begin antiviral therapy during the earliest stages of their infection eventually can stop taking drugs and keep the virus under control with their immune systems alone.

In the study, reported in the September 28, 2000, issue of Nature, a group of eight such patients took part in closely supervised interruptions of their drug treatment. While the course for each participant has varied, all participants achieved at least temporary suppression of the virus for several months. Currently five of the eight participants are still off drug treatment...

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